Pouring spout



May 12, 1936. s, A, BENNETT 2,040,800`

' POURING' sPpUT Filed March 16, 1935 Patented May 12, 19h36 PATENTortica 2,040,800 roUmNG sPoU'r Stevens A. Bennett, Chicago, Ill.,assignor to I Wilson & Bennett Manufacturing Company, Chicago, lll., .acorporation ot Illinois v Application March 16. losa-serial No. 11,391

1 Claim.

This invention relates to cans or'pails provided with pouring spoutswhich may be either fixed or rotatable, but preferably rotatable, and isparticularly directed to novel means for .coveringrsuch pouring spout.

'I'he objects of the invention are to provide a can or container havinga pouring. spout with a novel cap or cover; to provide a rotatablepouring spout with a cap or cover which is hinged at one side and isadapted to be swung laterally with respect to the spout so that thepourer or user of the can may not only conveniently operate the same butwill have full visibility of the pouring operation. Furthermore byhinging the cover to the side of the spout it will tend to remain inopen position while the pouring is going on and is not apt to swing downto interfere with the contents passing. out of the spout.

Other objects and advantages will appear from the following descriptionand the accompanying drawing, in which,

Figure l is a plan view of a pail or can showing my improved spout andcover;`

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1; and vFigure 3' is a sectional view taken on the lin or can having a top orhead 5 withv a nozle 6 which may be formed integrallytherewith orattached thereto. The pouring spout 'I has an annular portion 8 which isengaged by l,or coacts with the nozzle in any suitable orwell knownmanner to hold the spout securely thereon. Such or it may be rotatably.mounted so that it can be swung back out of the way as showninFigiure 1. The nomle may be prcvided'with any suitable plug or sealingmeans, not shown, for

an upwardly projecting iiange forming side walls Il.y The flangelissubstantially semi-circular in the rear portion thereof and the sidesconverge toward the outer end as shown in Figm'e r1.

'Iiiespoutcaporcovernisshapedtocom' form to the shape of the spout andcomprises a top plate or portion I3 with a downwardly depending annularange orsides I4 which t closely over the bead or rim I5 around the topof the spout. A portion of the iiange or side wall Il is split or cut toform a tongue I6 which engages with a slot l1 in the side of the spout,thereby forming a substantial hinge for the cover. The parts forming thehinge may be pressed together in order to provide suiiicient friction tohold the cover in any adjusted position.

Another portion of the :dange or rim I4 is cut or split on the sideapproximately-opposite from the hinge to provide a fastening tongue orclip I8 as best shown in Figure 3. This clip springs.

over the adjacent portion of the bead yI5 and l serves to hold the coverin tightly closed position. This improved cover may be quickly operatedand serves to prevent dirt or dust, fiies or insects,

from entering thev container or collecting on the spout. This. is aparticularly desirable feature when the containers are used for oil orother similar liquids.

When the contents oi the pail areto be discharged the operator swings upthe cover Il, which is preferably hinged on the left-hand side of thespout as the container is ordinarily held for pouring, and then removesthe plug or closure and proceeds with the pouring. It will be noted thatthe position'cf the cover when swung up or over to open position is suchthat it will not 'tend to iiop or swing back over the spout and will notinterfere with the vision of the operator.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is:

'I'he combination with a container having a head, of a pouring spoutattached thereto and having an annular portion with a lip extending overthe rim of the container and having upwardly projecting sides, and acover having an annular flange adapted to iit over the spout, 'a portionof said flange being cut to form a hinge member which engages with aslot in the side the side of the spout to hold position.

s'ra'vnus A. BENNETT.)-

